Hog feeding-trough and sty.



Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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A. AUCHLY.

HoG FBEDING TROUGH AND sTY.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6, 1905.

A. AUGHLY.

Hoc; FBBDIN G THOUGH AND STY.

APPLICATION ILED 00T. G` X905.

Patented Dec'. 15,1914.

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A. AUCHLY.

HOG FEEDING THOUGH AND STY.

APPLXGATION FILED ooms, 1905.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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ALBERT AUCI-ILY, 0F MONTGOMERY CITY, MISSOURI.

I-IOG FEEDING-TROUG-H AND STY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

Application filed October` 6, 1905. Serial No. 281,630.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT AUGHLY, a citizen of the United States, residinor at Montgomery City, in the county of Mbnt` gomery and State of lNIissouri, have invented a certain new and useful Hog Feeding- Trough and Sty, of which the following is a specification. l

The object of my invention is to provide a feeding trough and sty of simple, durable and inexpensive construction, and to provide a sty formed with one side arranged to provide an adjustable entrance so that only animals of a certain size or less may be admitted into the sty, thus excluding animals of greater size and vfurther to provide a feeding trough for the sty so arranged that the animals may freely feed from it but cannot place their feet in the feeding trough while eating, and further to provide a device of this kind in which the trough and sty may be quickly, easily and thoroughly movement.

cleaned.

B/Iy invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the complete device. Fig. 2 shows a sectional perspective view of the complete device with the trough in its tilted position,vready to be conveniently cleaned. The dotted lines show the trough tilted to its inner limit of Fig. -3 shows a like view with the trough tilted to the outer limit of its movement. Fig. 4 shows a detail sectional view, illustrating the means forA adjustably clamping the entrance side of the sty to the stationary uprights. Fig. 5 shows a detail view, illustrating a side of one of the stationary uprights and a portion of the adjustable side member of the sty and the means for clamping the parts together. Fig. 6 shows a detail side view of the inner face of the top rail of the sty side connected with the tilting trough. Said view illustrating the latch device thereon. Fig. 7 shows a transverse sectional view on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 shows a detail view of a portion of the adjustable rail above the feeding trough and the means for clamping same to its supporting rods. Fig. 9 shows a transverse sectional view through the feed ing trough near one end, and Fig. 10 shows a detail perspective view of the central partition of the feeding trough. v

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate the base of the sty upon which the board floor 11 is fixed. This oor is covered by a sheet metal layer 12, with its edges turned down on all sides, thus forming a perfectly flat, smooth top that may be easily cleaned. Erected upon the floor 10, along one side thereof, are three posts 14, supported in upright position by means of the metal brackets 15a. The brackets for the middle posts extend transversely of the floor, while those for the end posts extend longitudinally inward toward the center of the sty. These brackets are provided with 'angeslwh'ich are secured to the floor and also to the post, so that the uprights are firmly supported thereby. Secured to each of the posts 14 is a strip 15 extending from a point near the bottom of the post upwardly to the top of the post. Each strip is spaced apart from the post by means of blocks 16 of the kind shown in Fig. 4 and held to the posts 14 by screws 17 of the kind shown in Fig. 4. The said posts 14 are designed to support a ver-` tically adjustable sty side composed of uprights 18 and longitudinal rails 19. On each of the uprights 18 is a bolt 21, passed through the upright and through the space between the adjacent posts 14 and strip 15. The head of the bolt 21 overlaps the sides of the posts 14 and `their mating strips 15 on the inside of the sty. and a nut 22 is screwed to the outer end of the bolt and provided with a handle 23.- By this arrangement it is obvious that the nuts 22 may all be loosened and the sty side may be raised or lowered and the sty side may be securely locked at any point within the limit of its movement, by tightening the nuts 22. By this arrangement the sty side can be supported so that its lower rail is elevatedfrom the ioor just far enough to permit animals of the desired size to pass under it and to prevent animals of larger size from entering. y

The sty ends are composed of uprights 24 and rails 25, permanently secured in posi# tion on the posts 14 and also to anotherset of posts hereinafter described.

At each end of the sty platform, and at points midway between the sides of the platform, I have erected the stationary posts 26, supported by brackets 27, andiat about vthe center of the platform, I have erected a stationary post 28 in line longitudinally with the posts 26 and supported by a bracket 29. The posts just described are connected at their tops by a longitudinal brace rail 30. Y

The sty ends are supported by the end posts 26 together with the posts 14 as before described. v

There are no stationary posts of any kind between the posts 26 and 28 and the side of the sty where the trough is located so that the space is all left clear for ease in cleaning thetrough and sty. j

The vtrough proper is preferably formed 'complete of 'sheet metal and comprises a bottom 31, a front 32 inclined upwardly 'and outwardly from the bottom, the upper edge thereof being'formedinto a strengthening tube 33. rIhe rear of the trough eX- tends upwardly at 34 at right angles to thev ybottom 'and its 'edge is bent inwardly and downwardly at 35, thus forming a smooth round 'top Vwhich top is only 'a short distance above the bottom 3l. At each end of the trough is a' sheet metal end piece 36 with its back margin 37 doubled inwardly, its front margin 38 bent inwardly at right anglesand riveted to the front 32, and its bottom margin '39 bent inwardly at right angles and riveted to bottom 31, and riveted to the inner face of the end piece 36' is a rail hanger made 'of sheet metal and vcomprising a body portion 40 with its side margins and its bottom margin bent inwardly, at rightv angles andits top openA to receive a rail. At the central portion of the trough is a partition 'composedof twopieces `of sheet metal 41 and y42,'each substantially the same in *structure as the end piece just described except that their tops are slottedto receive the trough rail and their margins adjacent to the slot are inclined outwardly at `'right angles at 43 and reinforcing plates 44 are rivet-ed thereto, adjacent to the slot. The trough thus formed is connected by hinges 45 with the vfront of the base and is 'capable o 'f swinging downwardly and outwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2.l y

Thesty front comprises a series of longitudinal rails' 46, the 'lower one of which is inserted at its ends in the hangers 40 and at its central portion between the parts 43 and 44 s'o that it is iirmly connected tothe trough. Fasten'ed to the lower rail 46 are the up'rights 47, 'preferably made of metal angle bars. These uprights are braced by means of straight rods 48 fastened to the top 'rail 46 and extending downwardly and inwardly and fastened at their lower ends to the rear of the trough, as clearly shown 'in Figs. 2 and 3, thus the trough and styv front are iirmly yfastened together and braced. Attached to the top rail 46 is a limiting chain 50,.the other end of which is attached to the stylend.

The numeral 51 indicates a guard rail, adj ustably mounted on the rods 48 by means of a rnumberof hooks 52, shown in Fig. 8, encircling the adjacent rod 48 passed through the guard rail 5l and provided with `a .nut 53, formed with a handle 54. In this way the guard rail may be adjusted longitudinally of fthe rods 48 so that the space between the rear of the trough and said guardl rail may be regulated rby the operator.

Fastened to the posts 26 and 28 are brackets 55, their under Aedges segmental in shape, centered at the hinge point of the trough and formed with notches 56.. I have provided means 'for adjustably securing the sty front to these notched brackets as follows: On 'the top rail 46 'is a series of brackets 57 in ywhich is rotatably mounted a rock shaft 58 held in position in the brackets by the Cotter pins 59. Fastened tothe rock rshaft 58, near its center, is a handle 60, heldto j handle 60. Mounted upon the rail 46 is a seri-es of latch devices, one 'for each of the notched brackets 55. Each latch device comprises a frame 64 screwed to the rail 46 and provided 'at its top with Haring guides 65, which guides are designed to overlap the sides of the notched brackets 55 and `to hold said brackets between said guides. In each of the frames '64 is a sliding spring actuated latch 6'5', its top normally projected upwardly by a spring 66. Fastened 'to the rock shaft 58, adjacent to eachlatch device is a collar 67, held to the shaft by set screws`68 and having an arm 69 projected through an opening 70 in the rail 46 and engaging a part 7l of the sliding latch 65. When the rock shaft is tilted in one direction, the arms 69 move all of the latch devices 65, downwardly, out of engagement with the notched brackets 55, but whenthe arms 69 rare at their upper limit of movement, any one of the sliding latches v65a may be moved down* wardly against its spring pressure, or when one is moved down, may there remain while the others are elevated by their springs.

In practical use, I adjust the entrance side i trough, so that the animals may only place their heads through between the rear of the trough and the said guard rail. If animals of greater size are to be fed, the operator tilts the top of the trough forwardly to about the position shown in Fig. 3. This elevates the rear of the trough so that the larger animals can not readily place their feet in the trough and when this is done, it is necessary to elevate the guard rail 51 so that larger animals may place their heads between the guard rail and the rear of the trough and yet be prevented by said guard rail, from standing in the trough. The trough is adjustable to various positions so that it may be adjusted to suit the requirements for feeding animals of various sizes. In this connection it is to be noted that by having all of the spring actuated latches withdrawn from engagement with the notched racks by a single lever, the Operator can readily handle and adjust the trough and yet, if for any reason one of the sliding latches should not properly register with its notched bracket, the spring will permit it to remain in its lowered position while the other latches engage the notched brackets, so that the trough is securely held in any position in which it may be placed, even though all of the latches do not enter their notches.

In cleaning a device of this kind, it is of material advantage that the trough be turned to a position where its contents will be discharged outwardly away from the sty so that a stream of water may be turned in the trough and the trough thoroughly cleaned. It is also of material advantage that the sty front be connected wholly with the tilting trough, so that when the trough is tilted to position for cleaning, the front of the sty will be thrown outwardly and downwardly thus providing free access to the interior of the sty. 1t is also of material advantage to place the posts that support the sides and ends of the stay at the back and along a central line, so that there are no obstructions at the front of the sty adjacent to the trough that would prevent the sty from being quickly and thoroughly cleaned. By my improved construction, with the front of the sty firmly connected with and supported by the tilting trough, the operator need only grasp the handle 60 to tilt the trough and lower the sty front so the entire front portion of the sty is accessible to the operator for purposes of cleaning. Another material advantage in point of cheapness of construction and durability lies in providing brace rods 48 to connect the top of the sty front with the rear of the trough to firmly brace the sty front and also utilize said supporting brace rods for the purpose of adjustably carrying the guard rail 51.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, therefor is- 1. A feeding trough comprising a bottom, a front and a rear portion formed of inwardly, sheet metal hangers Open at the tops, riveted to the inner faces of the ends and a central partition formed of two sheets of metal with their bottom and front margins bent inwardly, the tops of said partition sheets formed with notches and with flanges adjacent to the notches and a board fitted in the hangers and in said notches, uprights fastened to said board, rails supported by said uprights and brace rods fastened to the upper rail and also to the rear of the trough, a guard rail, means for adjusting said guard rail to regulate the space between the same and the side of the trough, and means for tilting said trough, and for securing the same in various positions of its movement.

2. A feeding trough comprising a bottom, a front and a rear portion of a continuous sheet of metal, trough ends each formed of sheet metal with its front and bottom margins at right angles and riveted to the front and bottom of the trough and with its rear margin turned inwardly, sheet metal hangers open at the tops, riveted to the inner faces of the ends and a central partition formed of two sheets of metal with their bottom and front margins bent inwardly, the tops of said partition sheets formed with notches and with flanges adjacent to the notches and a board fitted in the hangers and in said notches, uprights fastened to said boa-rd rails, supported by said uprights and brace rods fastened to the upper rail and also to the rear of the trough, and means for tilting said trough and for securing the same in various positions of its adjustment.

3. A feeding trough designed to serve also as part of the wall of a sty, comprising a trough of ordinary construction, sheet metal hangers open at the tops, riveted to the inner faces of the ends of said trough, a central partition constructed with a vertical slot at its upper side, said slot and said hanger being designed to detachably receive a board which serves as a guard rail and as part of the sty wall, and a board received in said slot and hangers, said trough being hinged at its lower edge, means for moving said trough and board to various positions and for securing them in various positions in their movements, means for limiting the outward movement of said trough, a detachable board secured above the inner wall of said trough to leave an opening between the trough and said detaohabi'e boardfmans'for oonn'ecting first named and'last named boards r`forigivig both ofthemrigi'dity. E i

44.; feeding trough comprising a bottom, a frontalid a rear portion formed ofa Continous sheet of metal, trough ends'l` ez'ih1 formed of sheetmetal with itisv front land bottom margins at right angles and ri'feted to the front Tand bottom vof the trough and with its rear margin trned in'- W'ardly, sheet 'metal hangers open at' the tops', riveted to the inner faces of the ends and 'a Central partition formed of two sheets of metall With their bottom and front niar- *ported"by Said u'prights and' brace rodsfas'- ALBERT AUGHLY.

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